Reading Notes: PDE Mahahbharata Part A

Vyasa and Ganesha

Uparichara (king of Chedi) was feared for robbing gods of their power; therefore, they sent Indra to bribe him with a crystal car that has the ability to carry him in the sky
However, while he was flying through the sky, his semen dropped into a river and was ingested by a female fish who was later caught by a fisherman
After the fisherman caught the female fish, a girl and boy came forth
The fisherman told the king about his find and the king took the boy in his possession and left the girl to be nurtured by the fisherman's wife
The girl, Satyavati is beautiful person but she had an odd, fishy smell to her
Because of her beauty, she was persuaded by the rishi Parashara to keep her virginity, and in return, she wanted him to get rid of her fishy smell
The rishi lived up to her condition and she became so sweet-smelling that it could be smelled from miles away

King Shantanu and Ganga

King Shantanu was walking by the Ganges river when he came across a beautiful woman; however, little did he know what he was getting himself into because she was only taking on human form for Vasus
King Shantanu knowing nothing of her shenanigans decided to ask this woman, Ganga, to be his beloved wife due to the beauty she radiates
Ganga agreed to marrying him if he followed the conditions she had

The terms he had to follow are to never speak harshly at her or prevent her from doing what she wants

Shantanu agreed to these terms but he still had no idea what he was getting himself into
When Ganga gives birth to a son, she casts him into the Ganges River for Vasus' welfare
Birth after birth, she continues to cast her son into the river until the eighth baby was born and the King lashes out on her
At this point, their marriage vow was broken, which caused Ganga to reveal who she really was and her reasoning behind her doings; she vanished right before his eyes too
Ganga did not leave Shantanu without a son though; she returned for a brief moment and brought the king a son who was gifted with the virtues of Vasus

Bhima and the Nagas

Bhima got poisoned by Duryodhana at a feast; however, the nagas attacked him and the poison counteracted the first poison he ingested
He fell into the underworld and encountered Aryaka who gave him strength of a thousand nagas

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